General Mills holders back officer exculpation, federal forum charter changes at 2026 annual meeting

GENERAL MILLS INC

Charter amendments approved: officer exculpation 306.0M for vs 40.8M against; federal forum provision 293.5M for vs 53.2M against; effective October 1, 2026.
All 12 director nominees elected; Jeffrey L. Harmening drew the lowest support at 325.7M for vs 20.7M against, with 95.4M broker non-votes.
Say-on-pay advisory vote passed 324.3M for vs 22.2M against; independent auditor ratification passed 414.7M for vs 28.4M against.
Shareholder proposals all failed: blank-check preferred (219.8M for/125.8M against), human rights report (44.9M/299.4M), pesticide reduction (55.9M/288.5M).
444,390,002 common shares were represented in person or by proxy at the September 29, 2026 meeting.

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